diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index f61f7362c8f6..7d0bb9866ae8 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ config GENERIC_HWEIGHT
 	def_bool y
 
 config GENERIC_GPIO
-	def_bool y
+	bool
 
 config ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U32
 	def_bool n